In an article by Andrew Creasey, reporter for Herald and News in Oregon, he inadvertently lays out a future blueprint guiding the business of Forestry. He also points to declining forest harvests and continued budget cuts further exacerbating this ongoing conflict between commercial land managers and environmentalists. More...

The Laser that Revolutionized Forest Mapping and Measuring Forever.

It was because of the United States Forest Service that LTI initially got involved in the professional measurement industry. Over the years, the USFS had worked with several companies to try to develop an electronic device that would quickly measure tree height and upper stem diameter, but to no avail.

LTI CEO David Williams called the Forest Service to offer help and they told him that if Laser Technology could solve the problem, the agency would buy 2,000 sets of equipment. LTI immediately started working on the solution that would revolutionize measuring for all foresters. More...

Laser Technology, Inc. was invited by Dale Luthringer, Environmental Education Specialist at Cook Forest Park and Bob Leverett, of the Native Tree Society, to attend this meeting put on for Tall Tree enthusiasts in the area. We were very excited to participate and to provide instrumentation and assistance for the attendees. Cook Forest State Park, located in West Central Pennsylvania, is home to a grove of old growth White Pine trees - a species that was once abundant across the eastern US. More...